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WATCH: Pagee flooded after heavy morning rainfall
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WATCH: Pagee flooded after heavy morning rainfall
April 23 09:57 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica — Sections of the fishing village of Pagee in St Mary were flooded early Thursday morning following hours of consistent rainfall. Res...
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Ernie Smith’s final album, ‘Another Side of Ernie Smith,’ captured his love for country music
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Ernie Smith’s final album, ‘Another Side of Ernie Smith,’ captured his love for country music
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While visiting Boston in the early 2000s, Ernie Smith met David Turano, an American musician and fixture on the New England reggae scene. Kindred spir...
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Kaedi Philo pays tribute to Judy Mowatt’s ‘Black Woman’ with fresh take
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Kaedi Philo pays tribute to Judy Mowatt’s ‘Black Woman’ with fresh take
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Growing up in a Jamaican household in her native Brooklyn, New York, Kaedi Philo listened to the music of her parents’ homeland. Songs like Judy Mowat...
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Sydney Pagon lead girls’ 4x800m qualifying at Penn Relays
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Sydney Pagon lead girls’ 4x800m qualifying at Penn Relays
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PHILADELPHIA, United States — Sydney Pagon High led all qualifiers for Friday’s final of the High School Girls' Championships of Americas Relays after...
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ICJ to begin oral hearings in Guyana–Venezuela border case on May 4
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ICJ to begin oral hearings in Guyana–Venezuela border case on May 4
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to begin oral hearings on May 4 in the long-running border dispute between ...
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US eases access to marijuana for medical use
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The United States (US) government on Thursday made it easier for Americans to use cannabis for medical reasons by recl...
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Lebanon leaders accuse Israel of war crime after journalist killed
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BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—Lebanon's leaders accused Israel on Thursday of committing a war crime, after an airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist in the c...
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NCB returns with $2-billion SME fund
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NCB returns with $2-billion SME fund
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Increasing demand for capital has prompted National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCBJ) to double the size of its SME Growth Fu...
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20 years for Silvera
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20 years for Silvera
March 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera has been sentenced to 20 years and 10 months in prison fo...
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Champagnie appeals for leniency in Silvera’s sentencing
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Champagnie appeals for leniency in Silvera’s sentencing
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence attorney Peter Champagnie on Friday sought leniency for his client Jolyan Silvera during the former Member of Parliament’s...
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Silvera’s manslaughter plea accepted amid lack of evidence on shooting circumstances — ODPP
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…Prosecution outlines facts in Silvera case
February 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) says it had no evidence capable of establishing what occurred inside the ...
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Bail hearing for Jolyan Silvera pushed back to May 2
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April 11, 2024
A bail hearing for former Member of Parliament (MP) Jolyan Silvera, who is charged with the murder of his wife Melissa, has been pushed back to May 2....
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WATCH: Pagee flooded after heavy morning rainfall
April 23, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica — Sections of the fishing village of Pagee in St Mary were flooded early Thursday morning following hours of consistent rainfall. Res...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Ernie Smith’s final album, ‘Another Side of Ernie Smith,’ captured his love for country music
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Ernie Smith’s final album, ‘Another Side of Ernie Smith,’ captured his love for country music
April 23, 2026
While visiting Boston in the early 2000s, Ernie Smith met David Turano, an American musician and fixture on the New England reggae scene. Kindred spir...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Kaedi Philo pays tribute to Judy Mowatt’s ‘Black Woman’ with fresh take
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Kaedi Philo pays tribute to Judy Mowatt’s ‘Black Woman’ with fresh take
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Growing up in a Jamaican household in her native Brooklyn, New York, Kaedi Philo listened to the music of her parents’ homeland. Songs like Judy Mowat...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Sydney Pagon lead girls’ 4x800m qualifying at Penn Relays
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Sydney Pagon lead girls’ 4x800m qualifying at Penn Relays
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PHILADELPHIA, United States — Sydney Pagon High led all qualifiers for Friday’s final of the High School Girls' Championships of Americas Relays after...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
ICJ to begin oral hearings in Guyana–Venezuela border case on May 4
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ICJ to begin oral hearings in Guyana–Venezuela border case on May 4
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to begin oral hearings on May 4 in the long-running border dispute between ...
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